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Bitcoin Treasury Strategy Proposes Daily Dividends For Preferred Stocks
Bitcoin Magazine Bitcoin Treasury Strategy Proposes Daily Dividends For Preferred Stocks Bitcoin treasury company Strategy wants to pay investors daily dividends on four of its preferred stocks. The largest corporate holder of bitcoin said Friday that it was asking shareholders to approve the move,...
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Tokenization is moving faster than Washington
Regulatory clarity is not simply a legal or political issue, argues former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo. It is an economic one.
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Fed Proposes Capital Charges and Bank Approval Rules for Stablecoins
The Federal Reserve on Sept. 24 proposed rules requiring payment-stablecoin issuers it supervises to hold full reserve backing and capital against operational and certain credit risks, alongside an approval process for bank subsidiaries. The main requirements would cover approved subsidiaries of......
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Exchanges reporting crypto gains to IRS becomes tax nightmare
The IRS can now see your crypto gains, but has no idea about the cost-basis. That’s proving to be a big headache for some cryptocurrency investors.
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Mitchell Askew Explains What 15M Inactive BTC Means for Bitcoin’s Next Move
Bitcoin Magazine Mitchell Askew Explains What 15M Inactive BTC Means for Bitcoin’s Next Move Bitcoin is rallying despite a Fed rate hike and the failure of the Clarity Act, and the on-chain data suggests sellers may be nearly exhausted. Mitchell Askew, Head of Blockware Intelligence, breaks down...
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KelpDAO sues LayerZero, CEO over $292M rsETH bridge exploit
KelpDAO says LayerZero endorsed its bridge setup before the attack, while CEO Bryan Pellegrino has dismissed the lawsuit as meritless.
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Bitcoin ETF inflows slow to $191M as six-day streak reaches $2.8B
US spot Bitcoin ETFs drew $191 million Thursday as daily inflows slowed for a third day, lifting year-to-date net flows to $787 million.
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Live updates: Bitcoin steadies near $84,000 as the bond selloff pauses
Treasury yields eased from multi-decade highs and oil slipped on reports of a phased U.S.-Iran deal, with roughly $14 billion in bitcoin options set to expire on Deribit on Friday.
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Ethereum Draft Proposes Compliance Controls for Confidential RWA Tokens
Developer Aryeh Greenberg has proposed an Ethereum token interface that would add compliance checks and issuer enforcement powers to confidential tokens representing real-world assets. The submission, pull request #2034, opened Thursday evening ET, remains an unmerged draft. It extends ERC-7984,...
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New York sues Polymarket, alleging it is running an illegal gambling operation
The state wants to block Polymarket from operating without a gambling license and recover allegedly illegal gains.
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U.S. Federal Reserve moves on proposals to implement GENIUS Act for stablecoins
The Fed proposed rules on putting last year's GENIUS Act into place with regulations, including those governing stablecoin yield programs.
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Fed proposes new capital, redemption rules for stablecoin issuers
The Fed’s proposal would set capital requirements, a two-day redemption window and new reserve disclosures as regulators implement the GENIUS Act.
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New York Sues Polymarket, Calling Prediction Market an Illegal Gambling Operation
Bitcoin Magazine New York Sues Polymarket, Calling Prediction Market an Illegal Gambling Operation New York Attorney General Letitia James and Governor Kathy Hochul on Thursday filed a lawsuit against crypto-based prediction market Polymarket , accusing the platform of running an unlicensed...
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CFTC updates guidance on tokenized assets, blockchain records after failed vote
Although the CFTC chair did not say the failed vote on the CLARITY Act was behind new rules for authorized crypto entities, he said the move was “to provide regulatory clarity.“
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Morpho Founder's Vault Classification Draws Pushback From Aave's Kulechov
Morpho co-founder and CEO Paul Frambot published an article on X on Sept. 24 proposing that onchain vaults be divided into two regulatory categories, and drew objections within the hour from Aave founder Stani Kulechov, attorney Gabriel Shapiro and several vault infrastructure founders....
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SEC Commissioner Hester ‘Crypto Mom’ Peirce Advocates Privacy-Preserving Tech
Bitcoin Magazine SEC Commissioner Hester ‘Crypto Mom’ Peirce Advocates Privacy-Preserving Tech Outgoing Securities and Exchange Commission Commissioner Hester Peirce has said that regulators should rethink how they monitor the financial system, and to press for less personal data collection, not...
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Bitcoin price steadies, ONDO rallies as US Treasury yields hit 2007 highs
US Treasury yields hit a 19-year high on Thursday, pressuring risk assets as Bitcoin held near $84,000 and ONDO became top performer among altcoins.
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Fed proposes reserve limits, capital standards for stablecoin issuers under GENIUS Act
The Federal Reserve proposed new measures for stablecoin issuers, including reserve-asset limits and standardized capital requirements.
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Bullish, Alpaca and Apex Fintech form coalition to push issuer-backed tokenized stocks
The group aims to link onchain shares to official shareholder records following the U.S. SEC's innovation exemption for tokenized stock trading.
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U.S. commodities firms can invest in tokenized assets, use blockchain records: CFTC
The U.S derivatives regulator is grinding away at further guidance that welcomes tokenization and blockchain recordkeeping as regular industry elements.
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The stock token debate, and the gap nobody can close alone
The argument over Robinhood’s AMC token has been about which tokenization model is legitimate, and the SEC has drawn a line. The question to ask now is what has to be true for any of it to be a market, argues Bullish’s Tram Doman.
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Humans Are Reading Your ChatGPT Chats, New Lawsuit Claims
A proposed class action accuses OpenAI of quietly routing real conversations to outside contractors through a program called Project Lily—without telling users first.
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Estée Lauder facing new stockholder suit over alleged use of gray markets
A new Southern District of New York lawsuit alleges Estée Lauder retail sales in Asia relied on “a pervasive, prohibited gray market resale industry” and prohibited, duty-free resellers called daigou. One stockholder has sued Estée Lauder’s board in Manhattan federal court on Tuesday over the...
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Solana treasury firm SkyAI keeps board after shareholder protest, loses equity plan vote
SkyAI’s board survived a shareholder protest, but its proposed equity pay plan fell by a wide margin.
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New York Wants to Ban Polymarket, Lawsuit Calls It 'Illegal Gambling Operation'
Attorney General Letitia James and Governor Kathy Hochul allege the prediction market operates without a license and exposes New Yorkers to gambling harms.
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In Her Final Weeks, SEC's Peirce Calls for Ending the KYC 'Panopticon'
In one of her final speeches as commissioner, Peirce argued that regulators' "data haystacks" endanger the people they aim to protect—as recent KYC leaks expose crypto holders to phishing and physical attacks.
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Crypto treasury model loses its edge as stock premiums fade: DWF
Most DATs now trade below the value of their crypto holdings, weakening a financing model that once helped companies expand their balance sheets.
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Sequans exits Bitcoin treasury strategy after selling remaining 314 BTC
The France-based semiconductor company has fully unwound a Bitcoin treasury that once held more than 3,200 BTC as more firms scale back crypto holdings.
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US Aims to Turn Stablecoins Into a Weapon for Dollar Dominance
Washington may fund private stablecoin ventures abroad to protect the dollar's reserve status and prop up Treasury demand.
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New York moves to block Polymarket from the state, alleging it’s running an illegal gambling operation
New York has sued Polymarket, accusing it of operating an illegal gambling operation and asking a court to block it from operating.